DIAFIELD Automatic Watering System for 15 Potted Plants, Indoor Watering System for Plants, Automatic Drip Irrigation Kit with 30-Day Programmable Water Timer, Power Supply & No Battery Backup

First thing that caught the eye was the manual dial for the different settings. Second and most important was that this baby sports 12V power--almost all the other (save Letpot) automatic watering systems are 5V, taking AA batteries or micro USB. The power cord is a generous 8ft w a velcro tie.Have been testing it out on the kitchen table. As will only be watering three pots during a 3-4 wk hiking trip, that's how many drinking glasses set up and ran watering stakes to. Placed the pitcher of water on a chair, the unit above it on the table with the glasses. The pump seems plenty powerful, the sound gives confidence, each stake put out a uniform 6oz a minute. Assume that would change if tried running all ten stakes that it claims it can push. Can it? Dunno, not doing a Youtube video here, but wouldn't be shocked.This item is very well thought out, super user-friendly and straight-forward design. The dial is as convenient as anticipated. The LED displays all info, including a very practical countdown clock to the next cycle, and cute little waterdrops when it's running. Has a manual mode. Has a child lock.Only apprehension going forward is the watering stakes, in lieu of drip emitters--will they clog eventually, whether due to the 50/50 perlite/vermiculite grow medium, roots, or both. Won't know until get back from catching fall colors in Pisgah NF. Have some Rainbird emitters laying around, but don't want to go that route, afraid may put stress on the motor.But these folks have faith in their equipment. Googled them with AI, they mainly make hot air guns n stuff like that, have a decent reputation. You're able to register it with them and get 90 days cash back/two year extended warranty on the watering system. Pretty cool..Only thing will need to buy is opaque water line: they supply clear, which will allow algae to grow. This is a certainty if new to aqua-culture ;-)

We have been using the system 2-3 times and it worked amazingly well. I can trust it with my plants for weeks at the time. It does a better job than when I water myself :-).

This was all well and good until the power went out. We were leaving on a 6 week RV trip and I ordered this to water my 2 houseplants that I didn't want to die. Set up was okay. I only wanted to water them once a week. Sometime when we were gone, the power went out and this stopped watering. It would be great if it had a battery back up in case this happened.

I bought one of these pumps about a month ago but did not manage to actually open the box until yesterday. I assembled the whole system yesterday and programmed it for 12 small pots. Everything seemed fine and I liked the fact that, unlike many other similar systems that allow programming of watering duration only in multiples of minutes, I can program the watering duration with this device in multiples of second increments. This is nice for very small pots. All well so far. The product description and the manual is quite vague and misleading when it comes to its power supply. The device needs and AC connection and has no battery, but the description and the manual suggest that the programming is somehow saved in case of power failure. To simulate a power failure, I unplugged the device and plugged it back again after a while. Initially it seemed that all my programmed settings were lost. But after I switched between manual and auto modes, my settings (programming and clock setting) returned; so, the device did somehow remember my settings (at least for the short duration of being unplugged). Nevertheless, it required me to physically diddle with the knob to get my settings back. If there is a power failure while I'm away, there is no one around to diddle with the knob to reset my programming or the clock setting, and I am not sure how long of a power outage it would take before the device's memory is wiped out completely. I want a pump that works reliably when I am away, even if there is a power failure. For me this product is useless. Unfortunately, I have cut the tubing and cannot return it any more. I wish I had read the negative customer reviews before I bought this product; oh well, I paid a price to learn a lesson!

I had a problem with the first one I received it wasn't working. Diafield Customer Service is fantastic! They sent me a whole new irrigation system and it works great! The new one arrived in 3 days..All I had to return was the pump, filter and electric plug. Now I have all this extra tubing and connections, yay!! I love how easy it is to set up. I have spider plants that seem to never get enough water. This irrigation system was very much needed and appreciated. I highly recommend it. This would make a wonderful gift at any time of the year and the price is not bad. I am officially a big fan of DIAFIELD..